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JANUARY 28, 2023

I make an average salary. I only spent $60 on accommodations because I was able to pay for hotels with points earned from credit cards, and I even stayed at an ultra-luxurious hotel (typically $600 a night) for free by redeeming a reward from my points program. I learned this financial lesson the hard way. Well, practice.

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MARCH 9, 2022

As I started my own money journey and shared what I was learning, countless others reached out to share that they were struggling with the same issues. Most of us would absolutely love to double our salaries. This post originally appeared in November 2018 on Girlboss.com and has been updated. Think about it. This is an illusion.

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JULY 25, 2022

I was on the receiving end of sexist, negative comments from male supervisors, and I learned that the majority of women earn 82 cents for every dollar earned by their male counterparts. In a 2018 study of financial capability, results showed that men, on average, responded to 3.3 Leverage credit to your advantage.

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JANUARY 8, 2022

My new career was straight commission—zero salary. It’s the lessons I’ve learned throughout my journey that have made that reality possible—and can help make financial freedom a reality for you, too. million as of September 2018. In my first year out of college, I was in commercial real estate. That first year, I made $50,000.

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